Beehive



2 Shets-Sheet 1. H. W. SAB|NE.

Bee Hive.

N0. 4,355. Patented Jan'y 15, 1846.-

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

N0. 4,355. Patented Jany 15, 1846.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARVEY W. SABIN, OF GORHAM, NEW YORK.

BEEHIVE.

Specification of Letters Patent N0. 4,3 55, dated January 15, 1846,

T0 all wh0m z't may 00n061% Be it known that I, HABVEY W. SABIN, ofGorham, in the county of Ontario and Stute of New York, have inve'nted anew und useful Improvement in Beehives; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying d1aW- ing, in which Figure l, represents acommon bureau hive with my improvements aflixed. Fig. 2, one of myimproved honey boxes set up. Fig. 8, part-s of the honey b0x detached.

The natura of my invention consists in forming the honey boxes so that2111 the sides can be readily detached (they go together with d0wel pinso1 other suitable contrimnce) so that said boxes can be lined with paperaround the sides und bottom that is easily renioved wit-h the honey thetop of the b0x has a thin board under it 011 which the co1nb is formed.

The hive can be made of any of the known patterns but I prefer the Well.known one called the bureau hive which is represented in my drawings;the honey b0Xes are of the connnon form as shown at Fig. 2, but soconstructed as t0 be taken t0 pieces as may be more c1early seen in Fig.3, euch side being separate; 011 the side and back a paper is put thesepieces turn over the edges, und the dowel pins that hold the boxtogether confine it 2u1d also the bottom COV- ering (b) when the sidesund bottom are put together a thin board is placed in that comes flushwith the top of the sides; 0ver this the true fop (d) fits and the wholeis ready for use as shown in Fig. 2, and When this box is filled thehoney can all be removed fro1n tho box on ihe bomrd (c) surronnded bytho paper und leaving S:1id box periecfly denn und ready for uso Wilhout lweaking the co1nb; thus szwing the expense of nmking new additionalboxes o1 c]eaning he o1d ones, und obtaining the honey in the 1nostperfect and expeditious way.

Hn\'ing thus fully described my i1npr0ve- 1nenf, Whai I c1ai1n thereinas new und desire to secnre by Letters Patent is Construcring the honeyboxes so z1s to be taken 110 pieces in combination wit-h covering then1in the nmnner described with paper for the purposes set forth having anadditional o1 false top 011 Which the comb is to be built.

HARVEY WV. SABIN.

Vitnesses WM. H. BISHOP, J. J. GREENOUGI-I.

